History Trivia / KingOfTheHill

** In John Redcorn's first speaking role, in the Season 1 episode "Order of the Straight Arrow", he was voiced by Victor Aaron. When Aaron died in a car accident, Jonathan Joss was hired to take over as the voice actor of John Redcorn for the rest of the series.

** "Henri n' his Gang" in Quebec. [[note]]The Quebec dub is infamous for renaming all characters to French-Canadian names, as such Hank Hill becomes Henri Hill, Dale Gribble becomes Dan Grenier, Boomhauer becomes Papineau, etc... The setting is also moved to a small Quebec town, and Mexico becomes the United States, without any change to the visuals of the cartoon, creating a quite surreal dub.

* DuelingWorks: With ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' (which co-creator Greg Daniels used to write for), as those were the only two animated series on Fox before ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', and other animated sitcoms started appearing. [[note]]A lot of those lasted for all but one season, such as the [[WesternAnimation/NapoleonDynamite animated adaptation]] of ''Film/NapoleonDynamite'', the American version of ''WesternAnimation/SitDownShutUp'', or the notoriously awful ''WesternAnimation/AllenGregory'', while other shows, such as ''Bless The Harts'', ''Duncanville'', and ''Bob's Burgers'' are fan-favorites that have stayed on.[[/note]] ''Simpsons'' writer, Mike Reiss, bashed the show, saying (paraphrased), "if I wanted to not be funny, I'd write for ''King of the Hill''".

* CanonDiscontinuity: A DeletedScene from "Lucky's Wedding Suit" would have revealed that the episodes "Tankin' it to the Streets"[[note]]the one where Dale discovers that Bill was unknowingly a test subject of an Army experiment and that its effects might've played a hand in Bill being the washout he is today, eventually resulting in a despondent Bill stealing a tank from the local army base (only for Dale to reveal that Bill was part of the test that was given placebos and that it had nothing to do with Bill's current state)[[/note]] and "Yankie Hankie"[[note]]the one where Hank gets a hold of his birth certificate and discovers that he was actually born in New York; more spefically, at Yankee Stadium while Cotton attempted to assassinate Fidel Castro[[/note]] were just dreams Bill had from eating at a Hungarian restaurant. While the scene did not make it in to the final episode, this, combined with Jim Dauterive and Mike Judge [[CreatorBacklash disliking both episodes]] respectively, puts their canonicity into question.

* CanonDiscontinuity: A DeletedScene from "Lucky's Wedding Suit" would have revealed that the episodes "Tankin' it to the Streets" and "Yankie Hankie" were just dreams Bill had from eating at a Hungarian restaurant. While the scene did not make it in to the final episode, this combined with Mike Judge and Jim Dauterive [[CreatorBacklash disliking both episodes]] makes them questionably canon.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: In 2006, the [=DVD=]s only went up to Season 6, though many people felt the prospect of a [=DVD=] release was unnecessary as the series is easily and legally obtainable through {{Creator/Hulu}} streaming. {{Creator/Netflix}} and the [=iTunes=] store used to carry the entire series, including the four leftover episodes, and Creator/AdultSwim and many local stations aired all of the episodes, including the missing four from Fox, since the show was in its final seasons. However, in 2014, Olive Films picked up the rights to the [=DVD=] releases and began releasing the remaining seasons two at a time.

* LifeImitatesArt: In one of the more startling examples, two years after "Orange You Sad I Did Say Banana?,"[[note]]The episode where Kahn feels like a sell-out after Ted Wassanassong calls him a "banana," a common slur towards Asian people who have lost touch with their ancestry (because they're "yellow on the outside, white on the inside").[[/note]] in which Kahn joins a Laotian-American paramilitary group lead by a former general planning an attack on the communist government of Laos, a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Laotian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat_conspiracy_allegation real-life Laotian American group]] lead by a former general planned an attack on the communist government of Laos.

** Toby Huss voiced Kahn, Ted Wassanasong and Cotton.

* UncreditedRole: Stephen Root (voice of Bill Dauterive, Buck Strickland, and other minor characters) was uncredited during the first three seasons.

** Toby Huss voiced Kahn and Cotton.

* DuelingWorks: With ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' (which co-creator Greg Daniels used to write for), as those were the only two animated series on Fox before ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', and other animated sitcoms started appearing. [[note]]A lot of those lasted for all but one season, such as the [[WesternAnimation/NapoleonDynamite animated adaptation]] of ''Film/NapoleonDynamite'', the American version of ''WesternAnimation/SitDownShutUp'', or the notoriously awful ''Allan Gregory'', while other shows, such as ''Bless The Harts'', ''Duncanville'', and ''Bob's Burgers'' are fan-favorites that have stayed on.[[/note]] ''Simpsons'' writer, Mike Reiss, bashed the show, saying (paraphrased), "if I wanted to not be funny, I'd write for ''King of the Hill''".

* DuelingWorks: With ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' (which co-creator Greg Daniels used to write for), as those were the only two animated series on Fox before ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', and other animated sitcoms started appearing. [[note]]a lot of which lasted for all but one season, such as the [[WesternAnimation/NapoleonDynamite animated adaptation]] of ''Film/NapoleonDynamite'' or the American version of ''WesternAnimation/SitDownShutUp'', or the notoriously awful ''Allan Gregory'', while other shows, such as ''Bless The Harts'', ''Duncanville'', and ''Bob's Burgers'' are fan-favorites that have stayed on ''Simpsons'' writer, Mike Reiss, bashed the show, saying (paraphrased), "if I wanted to not be funny, I'd write for ''King of the Hill''".

* DuelingWorks: With ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' (which co-creator Greg Daniels used to write for), as those were the only two animated series on Fox before ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', and other animated sitcoms[[note]]a lot of which lasted for all but one season, such as the [[WesternAnimation/NapoleonDynamite animated adaptation]] of ''Film/NapoleonDynamite'' or the American version of ''WesternAnimation/SitDownShutUp'', or the notoriously awful ''Allan Gregory'', while other shows, such as ''Bless The Harts'', ''Duncanville'', and ''Bob's Burgers'' are fan-favorites that have stayed on started appearing. ''Simpsons'' writer, Mike Reiss, bashed the show, saying (paraphrased), "if I wanted to not be funny, I'd write for ''King of the Hill''".

* DuelingWorks: With ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' (which co-creator Greg Daniels used to write for), as those were the only two animated series on Fox before ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', and other animated sitcoms[[note]]a lot of which lasted for all but one season, such as the [[WesternAnimation/NapoleonDynamite animated adaptation]] of ''Film/NapoleonDynamite'' or the American version of ''WesternAnimation/SitDownShutUp'', or the notoriously awful ''Allan Gregory'', while other shows, such as ''Bless The Harts'', ''Duncanville'', and ''Bob's Burgers'' are fan-favorites that have stayed on.[[/note]] started appearing. ''Simpsons'' writer, Mike Reiss, bashed the show, saying (paraphrased), "if I wanted to not be funny, I'd write for ''King of the Hill''".

* DuelingWorks: With ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' (which co-creator Greg Daniels used to write for), as those were the only two animated series on Fox before ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', and other animated sitcoms[[note]](a lot of which lasted for all but one season, such as the [[WesternAnimation/NapoleonDynamite animated adaptation]] of ''Film/NapoleonDynamite'' or the American version of ''WesternAnimation/SitDownShutUp'') or the notoriously awful ''Allan Gregory'', while other shows, such as ''Bless The Harts'', ''Duncanville'', and ''Bob's Burgers'' are fan-favorites that have stayed on[[/note]] started appearing. ''Simpsons'' writer, Mike Reiss, bashed the show, saying (paraphrased), "if I wanted to not be funny, I'd write for ''King of the Hill''".

** The original voice actor for John Redcorn, Victor Aaron, died after recording only one episode, with Jonathan Joss voicing Redcorn for the remainder of.

* TheWikiRule: The [[http://kingofthehill.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page King of the Hill Wiki]].

** Johnny Hardwick, longtime writer, co-producer and the voice of Dale, died in August 2023, meaning that Dale will likely be recast at some point in the revival.

** The original voice actor for John Redcorn, Victor Aaron, died after recording only one episode.
** Barely avoided with Brittany Murphy, who died in December of 2009, just a few months after the series finale aired (though a few episodes were unaired until 2010).
** Johnny Hardwick, longtime writer and the voice of Dale, died in August 2023, meaning that Dale will likely be recast at some point in the revival.

** Johnny Hardwick, the voice of Dale, died in August 2023, meaning that Dale will likely be recast at some point in the revival.

* TropeNamer: BigRottenApple.

** Starting in late 2014, Adult Swim stopped airing seasons 1 and 2, except for the holiday episodes when the holiday they were themed to was coming. Sadly, this practice remained in effect when [as] got the show's cable rights back in 2021, though they remain in circulation on FXX.

* DuelingWorks: With ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' (which co-creator Greg Daniels used to write for), as those were the only two animated series on Fox before ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', and other animated sitcoms [[note]](a lot of which lasted for all but one season, such as the [[WesternAnimation/NapoleonDynamite animated adaptation]] of ''Film/NapoleonDynamite'' or the American version of ''WesternAnimation/SitDownShutUp'') or the notoriously awful ''Allan Gregory'', while other shows, such as ''Bless The Harts'', ''Duncanville'', and ''Bob's Burgers'' are fan-favorites that have stayed on)[[/note]] started appearing. ''Simpsons'' writer, Mike Reiss, bashed the show, saying (paraphrased), "if I wanted to not be funny, I'd write for ''King of the Hill''".

* DuelingWorks: With ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' (which co-creator Greg Daniels used to write for), as those were the only two animated series on Fox before ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', and other animated sitcoms[[note]](a lot of which lasted for all but one season, such as the [[WesternAnimation/NapoleonDynamite animated adaptation]] of ''Film/NapoleonDynamite'' or the American version of ''WesternAnimation/SitDownShutUp'') or the notoriously awful ''Allan Gregory'', while other shows, such as ''Bless The Harts'', ''Duncanville'', and ''Bob's Burgers'' are fan-favorites that have stayed on)[[/note]] started appearing. ''Simpsons'' writer, Mike Reiss, bashed the show, saying (paraphrased), "if I wanted to not be funny, I'd write for ''King of the Hill''".

* DuelingWorks: With ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' (which co-creator Greg Daniels used to write for), as those were the only two animated series on Fox before ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', and other animated sitcoms[[note]](a lot of which lasted for all but one season, such as the [[WesternAnimation/NapoleonDynamite animated adaptation]] of ''Film/NapoleonDynamite'' or the American version of ''WesternAnimation/SitDownShutUp'') or the notoriously awful ''Allan Gregory'', while other shows, such as ''Bless The Harts'', ''Duncanville'', and ''Bob's Burgers'' are fan-favorites that have stayed on[[/note]] started appearing. ''Simpsons'' writer, Mike Reiss, bashed the show, saying (paraphrased), "if I wanted to not be funny, I'd write for ''King of the Hill''".

** "The Kings of Texas" in France.